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Not having to maintain 2G / 3G Network, freeing up Spectrum for 4G/5G brings many business interest to even subsidise a 4G feature phone which could be less tha
by ksec 2y ago
Not having to maintain 2G / 3G Network, freeing up Spectrum for 4G/5G brings many business interest to even subsidise a 4G feature phone which could be less than $30. Along with Government subsidy which ultimately come from selling Spectrum to MNO, it is effectively spread out to everyone. Generally speaking it is not a problem for most part of the world including Vietnam, Indonesia and India.
The thing that stops developed world from switching off are long term contracts of IoTs. But last I heard most of those will be ended by 2030.
- ianburrell 2y agoI sort of wonder if the ideal is keeping 2G, and migrating 3G to 4G. 2G makes a nice backup, is still used for IoT, and uses small range of frequencies.
- lamle52 2y agoThis is what some telecoms companies have been doing actually (Hello, I'm the article's author and thanks for reading)